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| 767919090 | Tissue | Group of cells with a common structure and function | |
| 767919091 | Apithelial Tissue | Covers the outside of the body and lines the organs and cavities within the body. Closely joined. | |
| 767919092 | Basement Membrane | A dense mat of extracellular matrix | |
| 767919093 | Simple Epithelium | Single layer of cells | |
| 767919094 | Stratified Epithelium | Multiple tiers of cells | |
| 767919095 | Mucous Membrane | Epithelial cells that line the lumen of the digestive and respiratory tracts | |
| 767919096 | Connective Tissue | Binds and supports other tissues. Tightly packed cells. | |
| 767919097 | Loose Connective Tissue | Binds epitherlial to underlying tissues and functions as packing material that holds organs in place | |
| 767919098 | Collagenous | Nonelastic and does not tear easily when pulled lengthwise. | |
| 767919099 | Elastic Fibers | Long threads made of a protein called elastin. Rubbery. | |
| 767919100 | Reticular Fibers | Very thin and branched, connect with connective tissue to adjacent tissues. | |
| 767919101 | Fibroblast | Secrete the protein ingredients of the extracellular fibers | |
| 767919102 | Macrophages | Amoeboid cell that roams the maze of fibers, engulds bacteria and dead cells | |
| 767919103 | Adipose Tissue | Specialized connective tissue that stores fat | |
| 767919104 | Tendons | Muscle to bone | |
| 767919105 | Fibrous Connective Tissue | Dense parallel bundles with a large number of collagenous fibers | |
| 767919106 | Ligaments | Bone to bone (joints) | |
| 767919107 | Cartilage | Has an abundance of collagenous fibers embedded into a rubbery matrix | |
| 767919108 | Chondrocytes | Cells confined to scattered spaces in the matrix (lacunae) that secretes chondroitin sulfate and collagen | |
| 767919109 | Bone | Mineralized connective tissues | |
| 767919110 | Osteoblast | Bone forming cells | |
| 767919111 | Haverian Systems | Microscopic structure of hard mammalian bone of repeating units | |
| 767919112 | Nervous Tissue | Senses stimuli and transmits signals | |
| 767919113 | Neuron | Functional unit of nervous tissue | |
| 767919114 | Mucle Tissue | is composed of long cells called muscle fibers that are capable of contracting when stimulated | |
| 767919115 | Skeletal Muscle | Responsible for voluntary movements | |
| 767919116 | Striated Muscles | Skeletal muscle | |
| 767919117 | Cardiac Muscle | Forms the contractile wall of the heart | |
| 767919118 | Organs | Smooth mucles, organized tissue | |
| 767919119 | Mesenteries | Sheets of connective tissue suspenging organs | |
| 767919120 | Thoratic Cavity | Houses the lungs | |
| 767919121 | Abdominal Cavity | Houses the lower abdomin | |
| 767919122 | Organ Systems | one step above organs | |
| 767919123 | Metabolic Rate | the total amount of energy used in a unit of time | |
| 767919124 | Calories | Measurement of energy | |
| 767919125 | Basal Metabolic Rate | Endotherm at rest with an empty stomach and no stress | |
| 767919126 | Standard Metabolic Rate | ectotherm at rest with an empty stomach and no stress | |
| 767919127 | Interstitial Fluid | External environment | |
| 767919128 | Homeostasis | BALANCE | |
| 767919129 | Negative Feedback | Control mechanism triggered to counteract further change in the same direction | |
| 767919130 | Positive Feedback | A change in some variable that triggers mechanisms to amplify |
